->''"'Spinoff!' Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul? Hi, I'm Troy [=McClure=]. You may remember me from such [[MadLibsCatchPhrase TV spinoffs]] as ''[[SpinOffspring Son of]] Series/SanfordAndSon'' and ''{{After|Show}}Series/{{Mannix}}''."''
-->-- '''Troy [=McClure=]''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"

Spinoffs are when part of a successful show, usually characters, but sometimes a general concept (first you have the Law, then you have the Order), are taken and given a second show of their own.

From a producer's perspective, it's a chance to explore other aspects of a concept. Actors can find opportunities to grow in their craft, as well as rise in importance by moving from just being part of an ensemble to having a show built around them. For the networks, it's a chance to establish a show with a built-in audience, making it that much easier for them to sell advertising.

Lots of spinoffs go on to be successful shows in their own right, sometimes even [[MorePopularSpinoff surpassing the parent series in popularity]]. Others crash and burn (''Joanie Loves Chachi'', anyone?), suggesting that there is no such thing as a sure thing. Nevertheless, networks keep trying them.

!!!There are several main types of spinoffs:

# Where a character leaves a show and the two run concurrently. Characters {{Crossover}} from time to time.
# Where a show comes to an end and a character from it is given his or her own new show. Provides an opportunity to {{Retool}} the character as well.
# Where a character is brought on to an existing show simply in order to be spunoff, hopefully making some of the original audience into viewers of the new show (See PoorlyDisguisedPilot).
# The main character is [[TimeSkip revisited elsewhere in his narrative]].
# Reimaginings - the concept is carried into a new show with the same basic premise but other factors and characters are completely new.
# Segment spin-offs - a recurring segment from the show becomes the main attraction.
# A type of {{Defictionalization}} - a ShowWithinAShow gets made into a real show of its own.
# The storyline on one show comes to an end, only to be continued in a new show with a different name.
# [[CompanionShow Official Fanzine Show]] - a trope usually applying to RealityTV, usually offering Behind The Scenes info or coverage that wouldn't fit into the main programme, often (but not always) broadcast immediately after the main show, on a sister channel.
# Online Spin-Off - A spin-off that's only shown online, sometimes overlaps with Segment Spin-Off, sometimes a spin-off InNameOnly. Generally only an advert for the broadcast programme.
# Shared Continuity - more common nowadays, this spinoff generally carries no characters over from the show that spawned it, though both are in the same continuity that allows for {{Crossover}}s from the original.

Spinoffs are OlderThanYouThink. The character of Falstaff, from Henry IV parts 1 and 2, was given his own play, at Royal request, by Creator/WilliamShakespeare.

See also DistaffCounterpart. When a TV series is successful enough to produce a film SpinOff, this is TheMovie. When the same principle is applied to VideoGames, the result is a GaidenGame.
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* ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' (''Hokuto no Ken'') has a series of spinoff works known as the ''Hokuto no Ken Gaiden'' series, which centers around side-characters from the original manga, depicting what happened to them prior to the events of ''Hokuto no Ken'', although they do deviate from canon a bit. Almost all of them, with the exception of ''Yuria Gaiden'', were published in ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' (the manga anthology that serializes ''[[FistOfTheBlueSky Souten no Ken]]'') at the time the ''Legends of the True Savior'' movies were released.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' / ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' --> ''AudioPlay/SarahJaneSmith'', ''AudioPlay/IDavros'', ''AudioPlay/{{UNIT}}'', ''AudioPlay/CounterMeasures'', ''AudioPlay/{{Cyberman}}'', ''AudioPlay/{{Gallifrey}}'', ''AudioPlay/JagoAndLitefoot'', ''AudioPlay/KaldorCity'', ''AudioPlay/DalekEmpire''

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[[folder: Comics ]]

* ''{{Horndog}}'' --> ''HereWolf''

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[[folder: Literature ]]

* Plantagenet Palliser, a minor character in the Barchester series by Creator/AnthonyTrollope, became a main character of Trollope's Palliser series, written in the 1860s and 1870s.
* ''Literature/{{Private}}'' --> ''Privilege''
* Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures --> ''BerniceSummerfield''
* Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures --> ''FactionParadox''
* Telos ''Series/DoctorWho'' novellas --> ''TimeHunter''
* P. D. James's Adam Dalgliesh detective novels spun off a short line of two novels about private investigator Cordelia Gray, including a surprise {{cameo}} by the original detective.


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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* ''{{Dallas}}'' --> ''KnotsLanding''
** Interestingly enough, ''Knots Landing'' was actually shopped first to CBS, but rejected. When ''Dallas'' took off, they inserted one of the Ewing brothers and re-shopped KL as a spin-off.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' --> ''Series/{{Angel}}''
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' --> ''Series/{{K-9 and Company}}'', ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' and ''{{K9}}''
** Note that ''K9'' does not fulfill the "crossover" aspect of Type 1 due to it not being produced by the BBC.
* ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' --> ''XenaWarriorPrincess''
* ''GreysAnatomy'' --> ''PrivatePractice''
* ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' was the king of this trope. It spun off no fewer than ''three'' shows [[UpToEleven some of which had their own spinoffs!]]: ''TheJeffersons'', ''Series/{{Maude}}'', and Maude's housekeeper Florida, was spun off into ''GoodTimes''. It also was an example of #8 below, as ''All In The Family'' became ''Archie Bunker's Place''. Similarly, but less successfully, the Jeffersons' housekeeper Florence received her own spin-off ''CheckingIn'' which was cancelled after one season.
** ''Archie Bunker's Place'' itself had a one season spin-off ''Gloria'' that featured Archie's daughter [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Gloria]] , having divorced Mike, starting a new life in New York.
* ''Series/TheDailyShow'' --> ''Series/TheColbertReport''
** Sort of; even though Creator/StephenColbert was on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' for eight years, his persona on that show was different from the character he plays on ''Series/TheColbertReport''. This may actualy be closer to Type 7, since it started as a series of fake promos on ''Series/TheDailyShow''.
* ''MaryTylerMoore'' --> ''Rhoda'' and ''Phylis''.
* ''HappyDays''--> ''JoanieLovesChachi''
* ''FamilyTies''--> ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Being_Nick The Art of Being Nick]]''
* ''PerfectStrangers''--> ''FamilyMatters''
* ''Series/{{Soap}}'' --> ''Series/{{Benson}}''
* ''UpstairsDownstairs'' --> ''Thomas and Sarah''
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' --> ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''
* ''TheDukesOfHazzard'' --> ''Enos''
* ''Series/InspectorRex'' --> ''Series/{{Stockinger}}''
* ''{{The X-Files}}'' --> ''{{The Lone Gunmen}}'', though it didn't last long.
* ''TheVampireDiaries'' --> The Originals

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* ''FibberMcGeeAndMolly'' --> ''The Great Gildersleeve''.

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* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney''--> ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', featuring the prosecutor from the first game as the main character.

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* The action-oriented ''Webcomic/JetDreamAndHerTGirlCounterspies'' title spawned two spin-offs: ''It's Cookie'', a teen humor comic starring T-Girl Cookie Jarr, and My Jet Dream Romance, a romance comic that focuses on the love lives of the T-Girls.

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* ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' --> ''LetsPlay/MarikPlaysBloodlines''
* ''TheAnnoyingOrange'' --> ''LiamTheLeprechaun'' [[note]]Liam actually predates the orange but the series is considered a spinoff anyway[[/note]]

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' --> ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow''
* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' --> ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' --> ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop''
* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' --> ''WesternAnimation/GoDiegoGo''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' --> ''PostcardsFromBuster''
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* ''TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever'' --> ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' (see FromTheAshes)
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' --> ''FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya''
* After ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' ended, subsequent gaiden animes set in the verse focused on characters such as Raoh, Yuria, Jagi and others.
* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' --> ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'', starring the UnknownRival. Though it also has elements of Type 11 as the two series happen in parallel.
** ''A Certain Magical Index'' --> ''A Certain Magical Index: New Testament'', a sequel to the original novels with side character Shiage Hamazura becoming a primary cast member.

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[[folder: Film ]]

* The fourth PiratesOfTheCaribbean starts a completely new plotline which goes completely unmentioned and contains only three characters from the first three.
* ''ForgettingSarahMarshall'' -> ''GetHimToTheGreek''
* ''KnockedUp'' -> ''Film/ThisIs40''

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* ''Literature/TheIliad'' --> ''Literature/TheOdyssey''. ''Literature/TheAeneid'' also follows the adventures of a minor character from ''The Iliad'', but it was written by a different writer hundreds of years later.
* ''Gotrek and Felix'' --> ''Thanquol and Boneripper''
* ''Gotrek and Felix'' --> ''Ulrika the Vampire''

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* ''{{Cheers}}'' --> ''{{Frasier}}''
* ''{{Friends}}'' --> ''{{Joey}}''
* ''MaryTylerMoore'' --> ''Lou Grant''.
* ''HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' --> ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' ({{Homicide}} and LawAndOrder were already a Shared Continuity before JustForFun/JohnMunch and Captain Cragen transferred to [=SVU=] from those respective shows.)
* ''Peter Kay's PhoenixNights'' --> ''Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere''
* ''InspectorMorse'' --> ''{{Lewis}}'' (A minor TimeSkip, with the series picking up in 2007 after ''InspectorMorse'' ended in 2000.)
* ''ThatsSoRaven'' --> ''CoryInTheHouse'' (A small TimeSkip. CITH takes place some time after TSR, after Raven goes to college.)
* ''{{Caerdydd}}'' --> ''GwaithCartref''. (Neither Emyr nor Sara mentions Lea, Peter, or any of the other characters from the earlier show – which is strange, given how it ended.)
* ''Series/ICarly'' has two spin-offs in pre-production. The first has Sam as well as Cat from ''{{Victorious}}'' in a spin-off together, and the second is built around Gibby.
* ''Series/TheCloser'' --> ''Series/MajorCrimes''

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* ''PennyAndAggie'' --> ''{{QUILTBAG}}''
* ''Webcomic/QueenOfWands'' --> ''PunchAnPie''

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* ''TheLiamSmithShow'' --> ''JusticeSquad''

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* ''TheFlintstones'' --> ''The Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Show''
* The finale of ''HongKongPhooey'' featured three inept cowboys who were unofficially named "Posse Impossible". Three years later they would get a cartoon of their own as a segment of the 1977 show ''CBBears''.
* ''[[TheArchieShow The Archie Comedy Hour]]'' --> ''SabrinaAndTheGroovieGoolies''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'' --> ''WesternAnimation/PlanetSheen''
* ''{{Shrek}}'' --> ''WesternANimation/PussInBoots'' (a variation since its a prequel)
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* ''Betterman'' --> ''BettermanLegends''
* ''Manga/{{OutlawStar}}'' --> ''Anime/{{AngelLinks}}''
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* ''GoldenGirls'' --> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_Nest_(TV_series) Empty Nest]]
* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' --> ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' --> ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''
* ''HappyDays'' --> ''LaverneAndShirley'' and ''MorkAndMindy''
* ''Series/CriminalMinds'' --> ''CriminalMindsSuspectBehavior''
* ''Make Room for Daddy'' -->''TheAndyGriffithShow'' --> ''Mayberry RFD'' (Mixed with type 8)

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* ''Tijuana Toads'' --> ''The Blue Racer'' and ''Crazylegs Crane''
* ''DangerMouse'' --> ''WesternAnimation/CountDuckula''
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[[folder: Anime and Manga ]]

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' --> ''Naruto Shippuuden''
* ''Manga/DragonBall'' --> ''Dragonball Z[=/=]DragonballZKai'' --> ''Dragonball GT''
* * ''OjamajoDoremi'' --> ''Ojamajo Doremi #'' --> ''Motto! Ojamajo Doremi'' --> ''Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan!"
* ''FutariwaPrettyCure'' --> ''FutariwaPrettyCureMaxHeart''
* ''YesPrettyCure5'' --> ''YesPrettyCure5GoGo''

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[[folder: Fan Works ]]

* ''FanFic/YouGotHaruhiRolled'' --> ''Cracks in the SOS Dan'' --> "You Got [=SasakiRolled=]!" --> ''The Obesity of Haruhi Suzumiya''

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* ''SweetValleyHigh'' --> Dear lord. There were ''eight different spin-offs'' of Sweet Valley High, all but one of them being a type 4. The seven that fit this type were Sweet Valley Twins, Sweet Valley University, Sweet Valley Kids, Sweet Valley Junior High, Sweet Valley Senior Year, Elizabeth, and The Sweet Life.

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* ''M*A*S*H*'' --> ''Trapper John, M.D.''
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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' --> ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' --> ''AllGrownUp''
* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' --> ''DorasExplorerGirls''
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[[folder: Anime and Manga ]]

* ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' --> ''Bakutech! Bakugan!''
** ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' --> ''Anime/{{Zoobles}}'' (Toy Concept Only)
* ''{{Beyblade}}'' --> ''MetalFightBeyblade''

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* ''Series/KnightRider'' --> ''Series/TeamKnightRider''
* ''Series/TheBionicWoman'' --> ''Series/BionicWoman'' (2007)
* ''Series/{{Life On Mars|2006}}'' --> ''AshesToAshes'' (also partially Type 2 and Type 8)
* ''{{V}}'' --> ''{{V-2009}}''
* ''TheRealWorld'' --> ''RoadRules''
* ''Series/NameThatTune'' --> ''Series/FaceTheMusic''
* ''CanadasWorstDriver'' --> ''CanadasWorstHandyman''

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* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' --> ''[=SOTF=] Mini''
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* There was a Manga called Ten, which was about mahjong being serious business, there was a character called Akagi which was an awesome old man who the characters feared and respected, the character was so popular the author made an spinoff prequel series focused on Akagi's early life, at one point he meets his match in an old man called Washizu, who was so popular the author made a spinoff series focused on Washizu's early life (yes, Fukumoto made a spinoff of a spinoff).
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' --> ''Rock Lee's Springtime Of Youth''
* ''OnePiece'' --> ''Chopperman''
* ''Manga/InuYasha'' --> ''Kagome the Adventurer''

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' --> ''TheSimpsons''
* ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}}'' --> ''Imagin Anime''
* ''TheCarolBurnettShow'' --> ''MamasFamily''
* ''LoveAmericanStyle'' --> ''HappyDays''
* The end game of the original ''MatchGame'' --> ''FamilyFeud''
* The end game of ''ChainReaction'' --> ''Go!''

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[[folder: Radio ]]

* ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'' --> ''You'll Have Had Your Tea: The Doings of Radio/HamishAndDougal''

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[[folder: Web Original ]]

* ''[[http://yoisthisracist.com Yo, Is This Racist?]]'' --> ''[[http://yoshouldidumpthisahole.com Yo, Should I Dump This Asshole?]]''

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' --> ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''
* ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' --> ''IAmWeasel''
* ''GrimAndEvil'' --> ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy''
* ''Liquid Television'' --> ''AeonFlux'' and ''BeavisAndButtHead''
* ''Huckleberry Hound'' --> ''Yogi Bear''
* ''KaBlam!'' --> ''Action League Now''
* ''OhYeahCartoons'' --> ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', ''MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'', and ''ChalkZone''
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[[folder: Anime and Manga ]]

* ''{{Genshiken}}'' --> ''KujibikiUnbalance''
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' --> ''ShinjiIkariRaisingProject''
* ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' --> ''{{Gekiganger 3}}''
* ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' --> ''TheMagicalAdventuresOfDarkMagicianGirl''

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[[folder: Film ]]

* ''{{Grindhouse}}'' --> ''Film/{{Machete}}''

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* ''Series/TheDailyShow'' --> ''Series/TheColbertReport''
* ''SonnyWithAChance'' --> ''Series/SoRandom''
* ''Community'' --> The Comumunity College Chronicle
* ''ChildrensHospital'' --> ''NTSF:SD:SUV::''

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' --> ''BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand''
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[[folder:Type 8 Examples]]
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[[folder: Anime and Manga ]]

* ''ToLoveRu'' --> ''ToLoveRuDarkness''
** ''[[OjamajoDoremi Motto! Ojamajo Doremi]]'' --> Ojamajo Doremi Naisho
* ''SonicX'' --> ''The Adventures of Rouge the Bat''

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* ''Series/{{Mash}}'' --> ''Series/AfterMASH''
* ''TheGoldenGirls'' --> ''The Golden Palace''
* ''ThreesCompany'' --> ''Three's a Crowd''
* ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' --> ''TheSuiteLifeOnDeck''
* ''TheAndyGriffithShow'' --> ''Mayberry RFD'' (Mixed with type 3)
* ''AllInTheFamily'' --> ''ArchieBunkersPlace'' --> ''704 Hauser'' a long forgotten 90s show that featured a new (and black) family living in the Bunkers' house, with a role reversal of the original series' dynamic, that last only 6 episodes.
* ''Series/DaVincisInquest'' --> ''Da Vinci's City Hall''

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[[folder: Webcomics ]]

* ''BetterDays'' --> ''Webcomic/OriginalLife''

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* ''SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'' --> ''Sabrina's Secret Life''
* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' --> ''Ben10UltimateAlien''-->''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse''
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[[folder:Type 9 Examples]]
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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* ''BigBrother'' (UK) --> ''BigBrother's Little Brother'', ''BigBrother's Big Mouth'' etc
* ''Series/TheApprentice'' --> ''Series/TheApprentice: You're Fired''
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' --> ''Series/DoctorWhoConfidential''
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' --> ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Post_Show The Post Show]]''
* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' --> ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Dead Talking Dead]]''
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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* ''FiveFwd'' is this for Channel Five's ''TheGadgetShow'' and ''FifthGear'' - the former features a formalised news segment which has never been part of the main programme with a different presenter and games reviews and interviews with one of the regular presenters- something that rarely appears in the show proper.
* ''Series/{{Monk}}'' --> ''Little Monk''
* ''UglyBetty'' --> ''Mode After Dark''
* ''{{Offspring}}'' --> ''The Nurses''
* ''[[Series/ThirtyRock 30 Rock]]'' --> ''Frank vs Lutz'' and ''Jack Donaghy: Executive Superhero''.
* In the early 2000s, there were four ''Series/DoctorWho'' online animated specials featuring the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors, and an alternate Ninth Doctor.
* BeingHuman had an online spinoff called ''Becoming Human'' which focused on Adam, a charater that had featured in an episode of the parent show, and otherwise entirely new characters.
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* A concrete anime example is ''ToHeart2'', which takes place in the same school as the original ''ToHeart'', only that it is set three years after. Some [[ContinuityNod nods]] and [[ContinuityCameo cameos]] reinforce this.
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has ''Manga/PuellaMagiKazumiMagica''. Its other spin-off, ''Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica'' is either a {{Prequel}} or an {{Interquel}}. A third spin-off, part {{Prequel}}, POVSequel, and WhatIf story, was released for the CompilationMovie.
* Onegai Twins is set one year after the events of Onegai Teacher, it shares most locations and many of the first anime characters come back either as cameo or secondary characters.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'' --> Anime/YuGiOhGX --> Anime/YuGiOh5Ds --> Anime/YuGiOhZexal
* DoctorSlump --> DragonBall


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[[folder: Comics ]]

* TheMightyThor: Has a interesting relationship with Journey into Mystery. Thor debuted in ''Journey into Mystery'' and headlined it for a while before taking over the title completely and later getting another series. 49 years after his debut, ''Journey into Mystery'' is introduced as a spin-off taking over Thor's numbering and Thor gets another series.
* Comicbook/FantasticFour After the death of a prominent member of the book, the book ended at issue 588 and was revamped as ''FF'' (FF in the title standing for Future Foundation). After 11 issues of FF, Marvel revived the Fantastic Four for issue 600 (the previous issues being ''FF'') and it will continue forward with ''FF'' also being released concurrently focusing on the non Fantastic Four members of the Future Foundation.

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* MercyThompson Series and Alpha and Omega, along with a few short stories set in the same universe.
* The Literature/InfernalDevices series, a spin-off Literature/TheMortalInstruments, is an interesting example; the two series share a couple characters, (namely, Magnus and Camille), but they're not central to either series, and all the other characters are new. Plus, The Infernal Devices takes place 200 years before The Mortal Instruments.
* Literature/DenOfShadows --> Literature/KieshaRa

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[[folder: Film ]]

* ''The Graveyard'' ([[RetroactiveRecognition notable]] for featuring Mark Salling, pre-''{{Glee}}'') exists in the same universe as the ''Bloody Murder'' duology.

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* Most ''Franchise/StarTrek'' series.
* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' and ''Series/StargateUniverse''
** When spin-offs share a setting, there's also often a temptation to eventually include characters from the earlier series. eg. Worf ending up on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Samantha Carter ending up on ''Series/StargateAtlantis''.
* The various ''Series/{{CSI}}'' and ''LawAndOrder'' spinoffs.
* The first seven seasons of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' used the few characters variant, starting with ''Lightspeed Rescue'', they used the no character variant, all set in the same universe, with characters only returning for team-up episodes (except for ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' and ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'', where Tommy and Bulk returned as main characters, respectively).
* Series/{{Eureka}} and {{Warehouse13}} are established as a shared canon during an episode on each show in which each had a character visiting from the other.
** There was also a brief appearance of a recurring {{Warehouse13}} character in an episode of {{Alphas}}, putting all three series in one universe.

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[[folder: Video Games ]]

* The ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' [[VideoGame/{{Portal2}} series]], spinoff from ''HalfLife''.

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* ''TheAmazingSpiez'', spinoff to ''TotallySpies''.
* ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' -> ''LegendOfKorra''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}'', spinoff from {{Disney}} / {{Pixar}} ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood]]'' an animated spinoff of ''[[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfDavidTheGnome'' was spun off into ''The Wisdom of the Gnomes'' (with no room for crossovers since [[spoiler: David and his wife die in the last episode of their series]]).
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